stressed out

[Debbrn]

I am officially in stressed out mode. I went for my cardio appt last thursday. He brought up putting me on Coreg. A beta-blocker. I worry that if the Coreg makes me any more tired, that I will have even more trouble getting everything done. I also worry about my heart getting worse. I have noticed that when I lay down that I do have some mild increase in respiratory rate and effort. My breathing goes back to normal in about 15 minutes. I also had a holter monitor last week. When the results come back, I plan on asking my cardio's office staff many questions.

Hopefully, I am just making a mountain out of a mole hill. Its going to be a long 2 weeks until I can talk to the staff with the results. I have been scared before and it turned out that everything was ok.

Debbie

 

[Curtsmum]

I am sorry that you are going through a difficult time, hang in there, i hope it all turns out to be ok, theres nothing worse than waiting for results when you don't know whats going on. All the best Paula x

 

[Rush20]

So sorry you're feeling this way. However I understand completely. Ever since my AVR two years ago, I have been overly heart conscious. Meaning, my entire physical being revolves around my heart health.

Sometimes when stressed over work, commute, life in general, my heart feels like it's beating out of my chest. I still get occassional palps although a lot more rare than immediately after surgery.

I guess it's God's new barometer for the rest of my life....

 

[Debbrn]

I was finally able to talk to my cardio this morning. Everything is OK. What he was saying and what I was hearing where 2 different things. He does not want to put me on Coreg right now. He did continue to say the Coreg, lasix and putting in an AICD where options for the future. The right ventricle and pulmonary valve function are stable currently. My cadavar pulmonary valve has now been in 15 years. Hopefully by the time that I need it replaced, they will be able to do it in the cath lab and not have to crack my chest. Wouldn't the be wonderful.

Debbie

 

[Georgia]

Good news. Mountains out of molehills is what we do - we raise it to an art form! Most of us have been so blind-sided and traumatized by heart issues that deep down we expect bad news.

 

[Lynlw]

I'm so happy for you

I'm so happy for you

Holidays are stressful enough w/out additional worries. I was just saying the other day how Blessed I feel that this is one of the few holiday seasons, in the past 8 years that we weren't dealing w/ Justin's heart in some way or another. I hope you will be able to have your valve replaced via cath too, looks promising, especially since it is a pulm valve,
now you can relax alittle and enjoy the season, Lyn

 

[terryj]

My husband who had AVR in Sept. 2001, always says he hates to even mention he has the sniffles because right away I think something is wrong with his mechanical valve. Making Mountains out of Molehills is what I am good at when it comes to him. I'm glad you had some good news.